#80 MDMA Pharma Corruption, Israeli Rave Escapism, Anti-Trans Academia 08.24.2026

The crew discusses two recent news stories — a recently published New Yorker article on right-wing psychedelia and the news that Resilient Pharmaceuticals resubmitted its MDMA for PTSD application without the new Phase 3 study that was requested during its 2024 rejection. We have an interview Zenab Ahmed, who wrote the story "Israel's Rave Music Drowns Out the Sound of its Victims" for Current Affairs. And we wrap up the episode wraps up with a second interview with Jane Migliara Brigham and Artemis T. Douglas from The Needle, discussing their story "How a Hate Group Funded and Controlled Research from McMaster University." Footnotes: "How a Hate Group Funded and Controlled Research from McMaster University" (The Needle):  https://theneedlenews.com/2026/08/how-a-hate-group-funded-and-controlled-research-from-mcmaster-university/  "Israel's Rave Music Drowns Out the Sound of its Victims" (Current Affairs): https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/israels-rave-music-drowns-out-the-sound-of-its-victims  "Two Years After Rejection, Resilient Quietly Refiles MDMA for PTSD Application" (Psychedelia Alpha): https://psychedelicalpha.com/news/two-years-after-rejection-resilient-quietly-refiles-mdma-for-ptsd-application/  "Are Psychedelics Right-Wing Now?" (The New Yorker): https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/are-psychedelics-right-wing-now